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Polestar x Dutch Design Week: Rethinking materials with Maria Uggla

Maria Uggla, Head of Colour and Material Design at Polestar, discusses material experimentation, the challenge of bringing new ideas into production, and our partnership with Dutch Design Week.

Performance meets performance

What defines the perfect shot? Absolute precision. In tennis, the greatest victories often come down to razor-thin margins. A shot that’s too long sails out of bounds. A shot that’s too short leaves an opening for your opponent. It is in the smallest gap between the two, where power meets precision, that great careers are made and inspiring stories begin. For Félix Auger-Aliassime, the quest for precision drives every match he plays. He spends thousands of hours repeating the same motion, fine-tuning every detail so that power, finesse, and control all come into play.

Can the thrill of driving be measured? Polestar and the SDG Impact Lab at the University of Oxford aim to find out. 


Automotive performance is measured in numbers. Power output. Acceleration. Lap times. The metrics matter. But they only tell part of the story. The thrill of driving remains one of the few parts of performance that has never been measured scientifically. 
 This summer, we're going to try to change that.